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4th Form PRE Vocab > Hinduism > Flashcards

Hinduism Flashcards

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Indus Civilisation.

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People who lived on the River Indus.

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River Ganges.

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The river Indus people spread to.

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Shruti texts.

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That which has been heard.

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Smirti texts.

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That which has been remembered.

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Brahman.

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The Hindu God.

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Aum symbol.

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The symbol that symbolises Brahman.

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Monotheism.

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A religion believing in only one God.

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Nirguna-Brahman.

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A God without form.

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Saguna-Brahman.

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God with form.

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Deities.

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Different forms of Brahman.

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Bhagavan.

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The supreme being.

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12
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Antaryami.

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The God within.

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13
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Ganesha.

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God who guards and God of luck.

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Hanuman.

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The monkey warrior and patron of soldiers.

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Paravati.

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The example of perfect motherhood and Goddess of marriage.

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Saraswati.

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The Goddess of learning and the Goddess of music.

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Lakshmi.

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Symbolises beauty and prosperity.

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The tri-murti.

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The 3 Images.

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Brahma.

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The creator of all.

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Shiva.

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The destroyer of all.

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Maya.

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The concept that the material world is an illusion.

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Ascetic.

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Someone who detaches themself from worry to focus on God.

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Shaivism.

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The branch of Hinduism that worships Shiva.

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Vishnu.

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God of righteousness.

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Vaishnavism.

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The branch of Hinduism that worships Vishnu.

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Avatar.

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A form of a deity.

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Dharma.

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Virtue.

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Adharma.

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Evil.

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Rama.

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An avatar of Vishnu, he is deity of warriors.

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The Ramayana.

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The book where the story of Rama and Sita appears.

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Ravana.

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A 20 arm and 10 headed daemon.

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Sita.

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Rama’s wife.

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Krishna.

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Another avatar of Vishnu, Goddess of love and compassion.

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The Kuruksherta war.

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The war that Krishna intervened in.

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The 4 aims of Hindu life.

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Moksha, Artha, Kama and Dharma.

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Artha.

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Earning an honest living.

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Kama.

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Enjoying life responsibly and having a positive outlook.

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Moksha.

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The Atman being freed and joining with Brahman.

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Santana dharma.

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Dharma that applies to all.

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Varnashrama dharma.

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You dharma dependent upon your stage in life.

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Varna.

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The Hindu divisions of society.

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Free will.

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How you choose to live is entirely down to you.

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The 6 personal virtues.

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Ahimsa, love, humility, control, empathy and respect.

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Ahimsa.

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Non-violence towards any living creature.

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Atman.

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The eternal self or soul.

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Transmigration.

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When the Atman moves from one body to another.

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Samsara cycle.

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The cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

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The law of karma.

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If you have good karma you will have a good rebirth, if you have bad karma you will not have a good rebirth.

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Reincarnation/rebirth.

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The Atman taking on a new body.

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Punya.

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Actions that lead to good karma.

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Papa.

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Actions that lead to bad karma.

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Prakriti.

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Matter.

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Purusa.

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Spirit.

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Jiva.

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Any living thing with Atman.

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Cosmology.

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Ideas about the universe and time.

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The cycle of 4 ages.

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The 4 stages the universe goes through.

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Yuga.

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A stage of the cycle.

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Golden yuga.

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The best yuga.

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Silver yuga.

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A slightly worse yuga.

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Copper yuga.

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The penultimate yuga.

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Iron yuga.

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The worst yuga.

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Kalki.

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The destructive avatar of Vishnu.

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Tri-guna.

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The 3 stages of matter.

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